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Galatians 6:(1-6), 7-16 Sermon Commentary
Proper 9C
This Sunday brings us to the end of the Revised Common Lectionary’s very brief tour of Paul’s letter to the Christians in Galatia. The epistle’s tone is among the strictest if not harshest of all the Pauline letters. Yet the apostle ends it with verse 18’s “The grace [charis*] of our Lord Jesus Christ be…
Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Sermon Commentary
Proper 9C
These words are utterly familiar and yet so few of us (myself included) actually take up the fullness of the call that Jesus gives to the seventy in this passage. Do we even take it up in part? Jesus has set his face toward Jerusalem and he commissions pairs of his followers to go out…
Psalm 66:1-9 Sermon Commentary
Proper 9C
To read Psalm 66 while bombs are dropping in Israel, Iran, Gaza, Ukraine, and maybe other places is an odd, disconcerting experience. “All the earth bows to you, they sing the praises of your name.” Really? “His eyes watch the nations, let not the rebellious rise up against him.” Is God just watching, just observing? …
2 Kings 5:1-14 Sermon Commentary
Proper 9C
How status works: The kings in this story set up a stark distinction. First, the narrator highlights the king of Aram’s many and great military victories. Ordinarily, this is an ancient near-eastern literary device to demonstrate, according to the CEB Study Bible “that a country’s gods were able to give victory to their people in…
Commentary posted on June 30, 2025
Proper 9C Sermon Commentary
The Proper 9C Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Luke 10:1-11,16-20 from the Lectionary Gospel; 2 Kings 5:1-14 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 66:1-9 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Galatians 6:(1-6),7-16 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism: Q&A 111 (Lord’s Day 42)